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PRE-FINAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, XXX
[…](2011)
XXX draft
VOL. 2/2
ANNEX
to the
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
Commission Work Programme 2012
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Annex I – Forthcoming initiatives
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Forthcoming initiatives 2012
* indicates that the Commission commits to deliver this initiative in the course of 2012
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1.
Title
Annual Growth Survey 2013*
Type of initiative
Non-legislative
Description of scope of objectives
The Commission will present an Annual Growth Survey accompanied by a Communication which
will be the main input for discussions at the Spring European Council. The survey will include both a
review, reporting on progress, and a forward-looking part proposing strategic policy guidance
horizontally across Member States. (4th quarter 2012)
Agriculture
2. Promotion and information
agricultural products
for Legislative
Recast and simplify the legislation on promotion and information to propose measures with higher EU
added value and designed to address the needs of the different markets (e.g.: need of more information
on internal market or need to facilitate access to external markets). This proposal will be a follow-up
to the Communication on promotion and information for agricultural products.
Article 184(6) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides for the Commission to present a
report before 31 .12.2012 regarding the evolution of the market situation and the consequent
conditions for smoothly phasing out the milk quota system.
3.
Smooth phasing out the milk quota Non- legislative
system
Climate Action
4. CO2 from cars and vans 2020 targets*
Legislative
The Regulations (EC No 443/2009 and EU No 510/2011) need to be reviewed to look at the 2020
targets with the aim of assessing the feasibility of the 2020 target for vans and how to reach the 2020
targets for cars and vans. (4th quarter 2012)
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Roadmaps on the individual initiatives can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/planned_ia/roadmaps_2012_en.htm
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Type of initiative
Description of scope of objectives
According to the EU's climate and energy legislation, measures should be taken to include maritime
transport emissions in the EU's greenhouse gas reduction commitment if these emissions are not
included in an international agreement's reduction targets by 2011.
The aim is to ensure cost-efficient reductions of greenhouse emissions from fluorinated gases in the
context of the overall EU objective to cut emissions by 80-95% by 2050. The proposal is a follow-up
to an evaluation report mandated by the Regulation (EC) No 842/2006.
Including maritime transport emissions Legislative
in the EU's greenhouse gas reduction
commitment
Fluorinated greenhouse gases reduction Legislative
6.
Competition
7. Actions for damages for breaches of Legislative
antitrust law
The objective of this legislative initiative would be to ensure effective damages actions before
national courts for breaches of EU antitrust rules and to clarify the interrelation of such private actions
with public enforcement by the Commission and the national competition authorities, notably as
regards the protection of leniency programmes, in order to preserve the central role of public
enforcement in the EU. The right of victims of antitrust infringements to such damages has already
been established by the Court.
Revision following market developments.
Revision following market developments.
The current Guidelines are to be reviewed by 30.09.2012 at the latest.
Modification of Council Enabling Regulation 994/98 to allow for the enlargement of the scope of the
General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) in 2013.
The current Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines are applicable until October 2012. Although the
financial crisis led to a prolongation of the current R&R guidelines, preparatory work for their
revision had already started in 2007.
The current Communication is applicable until 31.12.2012 at the latest.
The current Communication is applicable until 31.12.2012 at the latest.
8.
9.
Review of the
Communication
Reference
rate Non-legislative
Non-legislative
Review of the Guarantees Notice
10. Review of the State aid guidelines for Non-legislative
broadband networks
11. Council regulation on Strategic Legislative
initiative in the field of substantive
State aid rules
12. Review of the State aid rescue and Non-legislative
restructuring guidelines
13. Review of the cinema Communication
Non-legislative
14. Revision of the Communication on Non-legislative
short term export credit insurance
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Type of initiative
Description of scope of objectives
The Current Guidelines are in force until 31.12.2013. The revision will cover rules on demarcation of
regions, aid intensities allowed and large investment projects. This project will be coordinated with
proposals for the future Multiannual Financial Framework post 2013, specifically proposals for
Structural Funds.
15. Revision of guidelines on national Non-legislative
regional aid
Consumer, Industry and Entrepreneurship
16. Product safety package:
(1) General Product Safety*
Legislative
The revision of the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD, 2011/95/EC)) aims to strengthen
confidence of consumers and businesses in the internal market of safe products by providing businesses
with clearer rules, lower compliance costs, and more generally a genuinely level-playing field for
legitimate businesses. It will enable Member States' authorities to better coordinate and prioritize their
enforcement actions and provides consumers a more homogeneous internal market of safe goods and
better protection of health and safety. (4th quarter 2012)
The overall objective is to safeguard to a high degree various public interests which may be affected
while securing the free movement of goods within the EU. These include ensuring the health and
safety of all users of products, protecting the environment and promoting energy efficiency. This
requires all necessary mechanisms to be put in place to enable the effective and uniform
implementation and enforcement of the EU market surveillance framework.
The aim of the multi-annual plan is to address the current challenges faced by market surveillance in
the EU. It will explore appropriate coordination mechanisms, means, actions and ways to enhance the
implementation and enforcement of the EU market surveillance framework in order to reduce the
number of unsafe and non-compliant products on the market. The goal is to protect citizens, while
maintaining the high level of safety required by the sectoral legislation.
(2) New horizontal single legislative Legislative
instrument for market surveillance
(3) Multi-annual action plan for market Non -legislative
surveillance
Consumer and Justice
17. European Consumer Agenda*
Legislative/Non-
legislative
This Agenda will set out a strategic vision for consumer policy based on the principle of empowerment
through safety, information and education, rights, redress and access to justice, and enforcement, in
line with the principles of the social market economy. This Agenda will cover all consumer-related
initiatives presented by this Commission. (2nd quarter 2012)
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Development
18. Overseas Association Decision
19. Social
policy
Protection
in
Legislative
Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27.11.2001 on the association of the Overseas Countries and
Territories with the EC expires on 31.12. 2013 and will need to be replaced by a new Decision.
The combined effects of the global financial and economic crisis and the persistence of non-inclusive
growth have heightened awareness of the need for development policy to include social protection.
Social Protection is essential to inclusive growth and the achievement of the Millennium Development
Goals. This Communication will aim at developing a comprehensive policy framework to support
effective social protection systems in partner countries.
The Communication will be built primarily upon the results of the "Structured Dialogue for an
effective partnership in development". The consultation was an opportunity for dialogue with a broad
variety of traditional and emerging development actors. The objective is to create an updated
framework of reference for EU support to Civil Society and Local Authorities in development. The
policy Communication will define the nature of the partnership between these development actors and
the EU in light of the EU's new strategy.
development Non-legislative
20. Communication on Civil Society and Non-legislative
Local Authorities
Digital Agenda
21. Pan European framework for electronic Legislative
identification,
authentication
and
signature*
22. Shared use of spectrum
Non-legislative
The proposal will present legislation to boost trust and facilitate electronic transactions notably by
ensuring the mutual recognition of electronic identification and authentication across the EU, and of
Electronic Signatures. (2nd quarter 2012)
The Communication will describe the shared spectrum management model and its role in the balance
of various models. It will give an overview of the current use of shared use of spectrum, the
similarities and differences to other management approaches, the advantages and benefits of the
model as well as the challenges which need to be addressed.
23. European
Security
Strategy
for
Internet
Legislative/Non-legislative The initiative will aim to: describe the main risks and challenges as well as the economic and
geopolitical opportunities; compare with "preparedness" or political attention given to the topic in
other third countries; describe the major issues at stake or problems to be addressed; assess the on-
going or planned actions where and when they exist, but also highlight the areas where more EU
action.
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Type of initiative
Non-legislative
Description of scope of objectives
Smart energy grids and smart metering systems are potentially an area where an EU wide
harmonisation of spectrum use could bring essential benefits to European consumers. The initiative
considers an EU wide spectrum harmonisation for smart energy grids and smart metering on the basis
of studies to deepen the knowledge in this field to determine what measures should be taken to satisfy
the demands, and whether dedicated spectrum would be necessary or if sharing spectrum would be
sufficient.
Following the second Digital Agenda Assembly and the 2012 Scoreboard, the mid-term review should
look at strategic priorities for the remaining two years of the Digital Agenda for Europe lifecycle.
24. Spectrum for more efficient energy
production and distribution
25. Digital Agenda for Europe – Next steps Non-legislative
Economic and Monetary Affaires
26. Public Finances in EMU 2012
Non-legislative
The Communication on Public Finances in EMU-2012 distils the policy implications/challenges of the
annual Public Finance Report (PFR). The PFR reviews fiscal developments in the EU Member States
and discusses topical issues in the field of fiscal policy making and fiscal surveillance in the EU.
Education, Culture and Youth
27. Rethinking skills in the context of Non-legislative
Europe 2020
The Communication will provide policy recommendations for Member States in the areas of basic
skills, entrepreneurship, digital e-literacy, media literacy and multilingualism to achieve the EU
benchmark to increase performance in reading, mathematics and science. It will promote
employability, competitiveness and intercultural dialogue in fostering transversal key competences in
lifelong learning policies.
Employment, Social Affaires and Inclusion
28.
Employment package:
Non-legislative
(1) Towards a jobs-rich recovery
Umbrella communication of the Employment package setting out the Commission contribution to a
growth- and job-rich economy, building on the flagship initiatives adopted as part of Europe 2020 (and
in particular "An agenda for new skills and jobs" and "Youth on the Move") and linking in with the
orientations of the 2012 Annual Growth Survey.
(2) Specific Flexicurity package
Non-legislative
The Communication will highlight the key role of flexicurity policies in the current economic climate.
It will set out concrete proposals to strengthen the different components of flexicurity to address the
economic challenges that Europe is facing, with a view to reducing labour market segmentation and
supporting labour market transitions.
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(3) Reforming the European
Employment Services EURES and its
legal basis
Type of initiative
Legislative/Non-
legislative
Description of scope of objectives
The proposal will aim to: 1) improve access to employment opportunities and facilitate job creation by
establishing EURES as matching placement and recruitment tool for labour mobility across Europe; 2)
expand EURES to support the new "Your First EURES Job" scheme; 3) reflect the ECJ jurisprudence
on placement services which will need to be opened up to private employment services while
widening the range of EURES partners. This may involve revision of Regulation 1612/1968.
The Green Paper will identify successful practices and policies in the field of restructuring and
adaptation to change in order to promote employment, growth and competitiveness. It takes into
account recent work by the European Commission, the social partners, Member States and many other
stakeholders. The goal is to look afresh at this policy debate in the light of the lessons learned from
the economic downturn.
The Communication will build on the current strategy and build on the final evaluation of the current
strategy, in particular in terms of a) enhancing occupational health and safety (OSH) governance at
EU level, in particular as regards the establishment of national OSH strategies and the coordination of
Member States' policies b) improving implementation of the EU legal framework c) promoting health
and safety at the workplace, by supporting the Member States' efforts through European campaigns
and awareness raising initiatives.
The proposal aims to provide seafarers with the same or equivalent level of employment rights as on-
shore workers. Several Directives in the field of labour law currently exclude seafarers from their
scope. The amendments, which cover several Directives, will aim at ensuring an equivalent level of
protection while taking into account the particular circumstances and the economic environment of
this sector.
The aim is to conclude the negotiations on the 2005 Commission proposal modified in 2007. In
particular, the proposal would aim to address the issue of vesting periods (duration of employment
before pension rights are irrevocably granted).
This initiative aims at revising the Council Decision 2003/174/EC in the light of the Lisbon Treaty
and the Europe 2020 Strategy.
29. Green Paper on Restructuring and Non-legislative
Economic Adjustment
30. Health and safety
Non-legislative
31. Include seafaring workers of vessels in Legislative
the scope of several labour law EU
Directives
32. Protection of supplementary pension Legislative
rights of people who change jobs
33. Setting up the Tripartite Social Summit
Legislative
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Type of initiative
Description of scope of objectives
This initiative is aimed at improving the enforceability of Council Regulation 1612/1968 (as codified
by Regulation 492/2011) on freedom of movement for workers within the Union. It will remove
existing barriers to mobility of EU workers by enhancing the enforcement of rights conferred by EU
law and providing information and legal support to migrants facing discrimination based on
nationality.
A Recommendation will support the EU and Member States' efforts to tackle child poverty. It will set
out common principles for effective policy intervention in the following key areas: support to families
(access to labour market for parents, income support), services (childcare, education, healthcare,
housing, social services), participation in society.
34. Freedom of movement for workers Legislative/Non-
within the Union
legislative
35. Child poverty
(soft law)
Legislative
Energy
36. Nuclear safety*
Legislative
As requested by the European Council and following a thorough review of existing rules with all
stakeholders, proposal will be made in order to improve the regulatory framework on nuclear safety.
(3rd quarter 2012)
This initiative will build on the Energy Roadmap 2050and present policy measures to accelerate the
development of renewable energy.It would be integrated with electricity market design discussion and
ongoing infrastructure policy, including external policy aspects.
This initiative will consider the state of play of the process towards the completion of the internal
energy market by 2014 and encourage Member States to step up efforts by underlining benefits of the
IEM for the citizens and business, identifying a possible need for further action in order to ensure that
this objective is realised.
Analysis of the current status shows that the CCS demonstration program has been delayed despite
considerable efforts. The policy document will analyse possible pathways to phase out unabated fossil
fuel plants.
37. Renewable energy strategy (RES)
Non-legislative
38. Internal energy market
Non-legislative
39. Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Non-legislative
Enlargement, Development and Neighbourhood Policies
40. Annual Enlargement Package 2012
Non-legislative
The Commission has been invited by the Council to regularly report on the candidate countries and
potential candidates. The Commission Strategy Paper allows the European Council to define main
strategic orientations on enlargement at the end of each year. The Enlargement Package will also
include monitoring of Croatia in advance of its accession.
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change
Type of initiative
in
Non-legislative
Description of scope of objectives
Building on experience gained in the enlargement process, this Communication will look at how the
EU can help to create the conditions for sustainable stability in societies that have undergone major
economical, social and political reforms. The focus will be on neighbourhood countries and other
relevant developing countries and in particular on issues linked to the development of an inclusive
political process, a vibrant civil society and strengthening of all political actors, as well as economic
policies needed for sustainable growth including employment.
The High Representative and the Commission have been invited by the Council to report in 2012 on the
implementation of the proposals set out in the European Neighbourhood Policy review communication
of 25.05.2011. The ENP package will include: a Communication setting out the main developments
and the strategic orientations for the following year; a separate Communication setting out a Roadmap
for the Eastern Partnership; and a number of annexes, including country reports on those partners that
have agreed an ENP Action Plan.
41. Supporting sustainable
transition societies
42. European
Neighbourhood
Policy Non- legislative
Package and the Eastern Partnership
Environment
43. Safeguarding
Resources*
Europe's
Water Legislative/Non-
legislative
To assess the implementation and achievements of current freshwater policy, to identify gaps and
shortcomings, and to ensure that water policy makes a good contribution to achieving the objectives of
the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe. (4th quarter 2012)
These initiatives are part of the preparatory process leading to the signature and ratification by the EU
of an international Treaty on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing. Signature and ratification
of the ABS Protocol will be accompanied by a Communication on how the Commission would seek to
implement the ABS Protocol within the Union through legislative and other measures.
The global objective of the review is to improve environmental protection at national level by
ensuring a more consistent and effective application of the principles of environmental assessment
and ensure consistency with the relevant international obligations.
The new dedicated legislative instrument should address the policy gap on invasive alien species and
ensure that there is a comprehensive EU framework to effectively tackle the problem. The main
objective is to minimise the negative impact of IAS on EU biodiversity.
This initiative aims to set priorities within the context of the EU 2020 Strategy in the face of the
increasingly systemic nature of the environmental challenge, and to address the continuing
environmental degradation as set out in the European Environment Agency 2010 and the SOER
(European environment – state and outlook) reports.
44. Nagoya Protocol on Biodiversity: Legislative/Non-
(international regime on access to legislative
genetic resources and benefit-sharing -
ABS): Implementing the ABS protocol
45. Review of the Environmental Impact Legislative
Assessment (EIA) Directive
46. Invasive alien species (IAS)
Legislative
47. 7th Environmental Action Programme
Legislative/Non-
legislative
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Non-legislative
Description of scope of objectives
To provide an adequate policy framework to ensure that within the EU humans and the environment
can enjoy a satisfactorily high level of protection from the risks associated with endocrine disruptors
(exogenous substances or mixture that alters function(s) of the endocrine system and consequently
causes adverse health effects).
48. Strategy on endocrine disruptors
Environment and Industry
49. Review of REACH
Non-legislative
The review will reach conclusions a) on the Member States' experience, information on the
operation of the REACH Regulation, the status of implementation and use of non-animal test
methods and testing strategies, and funding for the development and evaluation of alternative test
methods, b) the lessons learnt with a special attention to the costs and administrative burden and
other impacts on innovation. It will include a review of the scope and potential overlaps with other
EU legislation on chemicals as well as a review of the European Chemicals Agency.
European Statistics
50. European statistics on demography
Legislative
The purpose of this proposal for a Regulation is to establish a common framework for the
development, production and dissemination of European statistics on population, vital events and net
migration.
Foreign Policy Instruments
51. Regulating trade in certain goods
which could be used for capital
punishment, torture or certain cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment
Health and Consumer
52. Revision of the Tobacco Products
Directive concerning the manufacture,
presentation and sale
Legislative
This initiative proposes to amend Regulation 1236/2005 further to a review in response to Member
States', the EP's and NGOs' requests.
Legislative
Recent developments in tobacco products will be addressed by an update of the Directive
(2001/37/EC), to cover Internal Market issues and look at new products and labelling.
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Description of scope of objectives
53. Package on innovation in health:
(1) Promotion of innovation in medical
devices for the benefit of patients,
consumers
and
healthcare
professionals
(2) Medical devices
Non-legislative
The Communication explains the need for further improving the regulatory environment to foster
innovation in medical devices in the light of new developments (such as ageing, ICT etc.). It would
also respond to relevant recent Council conclusions.
The aim of the proposal is to ensure that the regulatory framework continues to promote innovation
in the sector while guaranteeing patient safety. The regulatory framework will be adapted to technical
and scientific progress, include clearer and simpler rules and provide for the necessary instruments
for management at EU level. This has become a necessity due to the increasing demand in the market
for drug-device combination products. The objectives are to enhance the level of health protection for
all European patients and users, reinforce Europe's position in the forefront of innovation in the field
and to achieve a smoother functioning of the internal market and international trade.
See above.
The objective of the proposal for a revision on the Directive on clinical trials (2001/20/EC) is to
strengthen knowledge and innovation in clinical research. Issues likely to be addressed are: reduction
of administrative delays, overcoming divergent decisions throughout the EU and streamlining of
reporting procedures.
Legislative
(3) In vitro diagnostic medical devices
54. Clinical trials to foster clinical
research and innovation in the
pharmaceutical sector
55. Animal and plant health package:
(1) Reinforcing the food chain – a
modernized and simpler legal
framework
(2) Animal Health Law
Legislative
Legislative
Non-legislative
The Communication highlights the main elements of the new package of legislation on animal health,
plant health and plant reproductive material and controls related to these sectors, intended to
modernise, simplify and streamline rules to better achieve the objectives of the legislation and
reinforce innovation and competitiveness of the relevant economic sectors.
The proposal aims to provide a more risk-based approach to animal health requirements and removal
of administrative burdens in animal movements, a simpler and more flexible regulatory structure for
animal health in the EU, and better safety with more focus on disease prevention resulting in fewer
economic losses due to disease outbreaks.
Legislative
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(3) Official controls along the food
chain
Type of initiative
Legislative
Description of scope of objectives
The aim of the proposal for a revision of Regulation 882/2004 is to simplify and streamline the
existing legal framework, in order to improve the efficiency of official controls performed by the
Member States along the food chain while minimizing burden for operators. A more efficient use of
control resources will contribute to preventing crisis, whilst limiting the costs thereof for compliant
economic operators and ensuring a level-playing field. Directives 96/23/EC, 97/78/EC and
91/496/EEC are also concerned.
The proposal aims at simplifying, streamlining and increasing transparency and cost effectiveness. The
plant passports for internal movements of plants will be simplified, creating a more transparent and
stable system for the growers. Better import control will reinforce the protection against the entry of
new pests and diseases from third countries, which resulted in the past in additional burden for pest
control by EU growers or damage to the natural environment.
The initiative aims to foster innovation and seeks to reduce overall administrative burden and
introduce flexibility within the regulatory framework with a view to globalisation, specialisation and
development of new uses of agricultural commodities, together with changes in the societal
expectations on the interplay of agriculture and the natural environment. It will modernise and simplify
the legislation by replacing 12 Directives on seed and plant propagating material with one single act.
The Regulation 178/2002 will be revised in order to improve EFSA's efficiency and efficacy. This
may include the possibility to establish fees for processing authorisation dossiers submitted by
industry (for services not considered as of public interest).
(4) EU Plant Health Law
Legislative
(5) Marketing of seed and propagating
materials to foster innovation in seeds
Legislative
56. Fees and efficiency of the European
Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Home Affairs
57. Next Generation of Border Checks:
(1) Entry/Exit System (EES)*
Legislative
Legislative
To define the purpose, the functionalities and responsibilities of the EES, and to establish the conditions
and procedures for the register, storage and consultation of entry/exit data of third country nationals
crossing the EU external borders. (2nd quarter 2012)
To define the purpose, the functionalities and responsibilities of the RTP and a Registered Traveller
System (RTS), to give to the Commission and the Agency for the management of large-scale IT
systems the mandate to set up and maintain the RTP and the RTS and to establish the procedures and
conditions for examining a RTP application and the exchange of data between Member States on
Registered Travellers. (2nd quarter 2012)
(2) Registered Traveller Programme
(RTP)*
Legislative
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(3) Amendment to the Schengen
Borders Code*
Type of initiative
Legislative
Description of scope of objectives
To amend the Schengen Border Code to be aligned with the Registered Traveller Programme
Regulation and the Entry/Exit System Regulation. (2nd quarter 2012)
The purpose of furthering EU police training is to foster a genuine European law enforcement culture
by means of offering European Training Schemes to all involved.
To establish a framework for administrative measures with regard to capital movements and payments,
such as for the freezing of funds, financial assets or economic gains belonging to, or owned or held by,
natural or legal persons, groups and non-State entities related to terrorist activities inside the EU. This
framework would serve as a basis on which the Council could take decisions, upon proposal by the
Commission.
This initiative aims to increase EU capacity to fight against cybercrime. It will update Union citizens,
Member States and the European Parliament on the prerequisites needed to ensure an effective
response to cybercrime.
The overarching objective of this initiative is to formulate a comprehensive policy framework,
through which the main goals of significantly preventing and reducing the phenomenon trafficking in
human beings, of prosecuting criminals and of better protecting victims will be pursued.
The initiative will provide for a novel European approach to combat terrorism and its financing
through centralised collection and analysis of financial messaging data, and to create the possibility to
provide more targeted data to US authorities under the EU-US TFTP Agreement.
This review is a result of the evaluation of the Data Retention Directive. It will ensure that
appropriate authorities have swift access to the telecommunications information which is strictly
necessary for combating crime; will provide appropriate limitations on data retention and safeguards
against unnecessary infringements of right to privacy and the protection of personal data, will remove
unnecessary obstacles to the smooth functioning of the internal market and ensure consistent
reimbursement of the telecommunications industry across the EU of the costs of applying data
retention.
Article 88 of the TFEU provides for a new legal basis for Europol.
58. Development of a policy on a European Non-legislative
Training Scheme for law enforcement
officials
59. Framework of administrative measures Legislative
such as the freezing of funds of persons
suspected of terrorist activities inside
the EU (art.75)
60. Fighting European
Cybercrime
61. EU Strategy against trafficking in
human beings
62. Legal and technical framework for a
European Terrorist Finance Tracking
System (TFTS)
63. Revising the EU framework for data
retention
Non-legislative
Non-legislative
Legislative
Legislative
64. Establishing the European
Office – EUROPOL
Police
Legislative
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65. EU critical infrastructures package:
(1) Review of the European Programme Legislative/Non-
on Critical Infrastructure (EPCIP), and legislative
proposal to establish an updated
Programme
(2) Identification and designation of
European critical infrastructures
66. Draft negotiating Directives for visa
facilitation
and
readmission
agreements
with
some
South
Mediterranean Countries, in the
framework of the dialogue for
migration, mobility and security to be
established with those countries
67. Admission of third country nationals
for the purposes of scientific research,
studies,
pupil
exchange,
unremunerated training or voluntary
service
Legislative
Legislative
The EPCIP was first proposed by the Commission in its communication on this topic of 2006. The
EPCIP is subject to an ongoing review, which will lead to the presentation of an updated EPCIP.
Amendment of Directive 2008/114 on the identification and designation of European critical
infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection.
This initiative will support and encourage reforms that the partner countries may engage in, giving
their citizens a possibility of enhanced mobility towards the EU Member States, whilst addressing the
root causes of migratory flows.
Legislative
This initiative aims to increase the attractiveness of the EU as a whole as a centre for research,
studies, pupil exchanges, training and voluntary service. It will aim at further facilitating scientific,
educational, training and cultural exchanges with third-country nationals and making the conditions
of their entry, residence and intra-EU mobility more transparent and effective. This initiative will
amend Council Directives 2004/114/EC and 2005/71/EC.
Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response
68. Setting-up of the European Voluntary Legislative
Humanitarian Aid Corps (EVHAC)
Industry and Entrepreneurship
69. Registration
of
motor
previously registered in
Member State
The objective is to establish a framework for joint contributions from young Europeans to the
humanitarian aid operations of the Union. Preparatory actions from 2011 onwards will help identify
possible options.
vehicles Legislative
another
The main policy objective is to improve the functioning of the internal market through the elimination
of barriers to the free movement of goods, services and workers, caused by the different administrative
formalities and requirements for the registration of motor vehicles previously registered in another
Member State.
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Title
Policy
for
the
Type of initiative
security Non-legislative
Description of scope of objectives
Establishing a strong internal market for security by: overcoming the market fragmentation,
strengthening of the industrial basis, enhancing the competitiveness of the EU security industry in the
world.
These divergent approaches in Member States have led to the creation of different security markets.
71. Conclusions of the CARS 21 High Non-legislative
Level Group
72. Update and review of progress on the Non-legislative
integrated industrial policy for the
globalization era
73. Industrial policy for the space industry
Non-legislative
To assess the policy recommendations made by the CARS 21 High Level Group in their Final Report
and announce how the Commission intends to react on these.
The Commission will review the implementation of the Europe 2020 flagship on industrial policy and
update key initiatives to ensure a timely transition to a more sustainable, inclusive and resource-
efficient economy and a vibrant industrial base. The mid-term update will take account of the
economic recovery, emerging challenges and the MFF.
Considering the strategic importance of the space industry, its dependence on public funding (both for
R&D and sales) and the increasing global competition on the commercial market, the Communication
sets out actions to improve the framework conditions for Europe's space industry with a view to
strengthening the industry’s competitiveness and contribute to a balanced involvement of capacities in
Europe.
In response to the recommendation of the High Level Group, this initiative will propose a coordinated
framework for KETs to ensure continuity across Research & Development & Innovation , including
technology transfer for deployment and fostering globally competitive eco-systems.
A European label would seek to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of European tourism
by bringing transparency and consistency into the quality evaluation of tourism services, to gain
consumer confidence and recognise high-quality tourism.
74. Key Enabling Technologies(KET)
Non-legislative
75. European label in tourism sector
Legislative
Institutional Affairs
76. Political parties at European level and
the rules regarding their funding
Legislative
The objective of the revision of Regulation 2004/2003 is to create a European legal status for
political parties at European level.
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Non-legislative
Description of scope of objectives
This initiative will follow up on the provision for a "Solidarity Clause" (Article 222(3)) establishing
that the Union and its Member States shall act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a Member State is the
object of a terrorist attack or the victim of a natural or man-made disaster. The TFEU provides for a
joint proposal by the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy.
77. Towards a proposal on the Solidarity
Clause
Internal Market and Services
78. Protection of investors: Amendment of Legislative
the UCITS Directive as regards rules on
UCITS depositary functions, on
manager remuneration policy, and on
administrative sanctions.*
79. Shadow banking
Non-legislative
The aim is to amend the UCITS Directive (Undertakings in collective investments in transferable
securities – 'UCITS V' 2009/65/EC) to (i) create a regulatory regime with robust investor protection,
(ii) further strengthen the EU internal market efficiency in the investment fund sector and (iii) ensure
that the UCITS legislative framework does not impair financial stability on the market. More
concretely, on the operational level, it will aim at providing appropriate solutions for UCITS
depositaries as well as for UCITS remuneration policy. (2nd quarter 2012)
A communication will be adopted in the second half of the year to complement and implement the
G20 workstream.
The purpose of this instrument is to ensure a high and consistent level of investor protection embodied
in Community law, with a level playing field for the originators and distributors of retail investment
products and increased efficiency in cross-border business. (1st quarter 2012)
Following the carrying out of "performance checks" and other various strands of work (i.e. the
assessment on reserved activities, requirement as regards capital ownership and legal form and
insurance obligations), this initiative aims at identifying and proposing the measures/actions that are
necessary to remove remaining obstacles to the functioning of the Single Market for Services. (2nd
quarter 2012)
The proposed instrument will have a double focus: first, a general level of governance and
transparency to apply to all collecting societies; and second, specific rules aimed at licensing of online
music in order to foster the digital single market and provide more cross-border services to customers
across the EU. (1st quarter 2012)
The aim of the review of the Directive concerning Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision
(IORP) is to maintain a level playing field with Solvency II and promote more cross-border activity in
this field. This will help address the challenges of demographic ageing and public debt. (3rd quarter
2012)
80. Protection of investors: PRIPs (pre- Legislative
contractual disclosures of complex
investment products)*
81. Follow-up to the Performance Check
for services: Deepening the single
market for services*
Non -legislative
82. Collective rights management: Music Legislative
rights – music online*
83. Single market and pension funds: Legislative
Institutions for Occupational Retirement
Provision (IORP)*
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Legislative
Description of scope of objectives
The aim of the revision is to improve harmonisation, legal certainty, and precision in definitions and
at the same time avoidance of existing difficulties in the application of the current IMD at national
level.
The aim is to upgrade, streamline and modernise both the EU Regulation and Directive, where
appropriate, and to establish an enhanced cooperation between the Office for Harmonization for the
Internal Market (OHIM) and National Trade Mark Offices with the purpose of making the trade mark
system in Europe, as a whole, more effective, efficient and consistent.
The proposal aims at improving transparency of non-financial information by companies, while
avoiding unduly increasing the administrative burden.
The Communication is a follow-up to the Green paper on on-line gambling, providing a substantial
evaluation of the responses to the consultation, and subsequently identifying 1) key challenges for the
co-existence of national regulatory models within the Internal Market and 2) initiatives to be taken at
national and EU level.
The main objective would be to adapt the Directive (2004/48/EC) to today’s challenges in order to
make sure that intellectual property rights can be protected effectively and uniformly in the EU, in
particular in a digital environment. Several provisions of the Directive should be clarified in order to
achieve consistent interpretation and enforcement.
The main objective of the measure is to reduce the divergence between national substantive laws on
book-entry securities and therefore to make a substantive contribution to the simplification of
financial markets operations and to their legal safety.
Close-out netting is an important risk mitigation tool to reduce counterparty credit risk because it
gives priority over unsecured creditors to the non-defaulting counterparty in case of insolvency. The
objective is to increase legal certainty and safety of bi- and multilateral netting agreements, but also,
as part of an EU framework for crisis management in the financial sector (see COM (2010) 579), to
empower national authorities to impose a temporary stay on the rights to close-out netting.
The main policy objectives are: contribute to a good functioning of Digital Single Market, contribute
to combating illegality on the internet, ensure the transparency, effectiveness, proportionality and
compliance with fundamental rights of notice and takedown procedures, ensure a balanced and
workable approach towards NTD procedures, with focus on fundamental rights and the impact for
innovation, growth.
84. Revision of the Insurance Mediation
Directive (IMD)
85. Revision of the Community Trade
Mark Regulation and of the Directive
approximating national trade mark
laws
86. Initiative on disclosure of non-
financial information by companies
Legislative
Legislative/Non-
legislative
87. On-line gambling in the Internal Market Non-legislative
88. Enforcement of intellectual property
rights
Legislative
89. Securities Law Directive
Legislative
90. Close-out netting
Legislative
91. Initiative on notice and takedown
procedures
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Legislative
Description of scope of objectives
The aim is to ensure that IGS exist in all Member States and that they comply with a minimum set of
design features.
Revision of international standards is underway and scheduled for completion by February 2012.
COM's own review has also begun and a report is planned in early 2012. It will be necessary to
rapidly implement international standards once adopted into EU legislation.
Following the Financial Stability Board's (G20) decision of January 2010 to explore regulating the
parent entities of financial conglomerates, the Commission commits to agreements and
recommendations at the G20 level to enforce supervisors' grip on the parents of complex financial
groups, today mostly non-regulated holding companies. The effectiveness of CRD and Solvency 2, as
well as related regulations in the financial sector such as those for UCITS and AIFM, and most
importantly the crisis management framework, could be much stronger if the parent entity would
explicitly be held responsible and accountable for meeting all requirements in a consistent manner at
a conglomerate wide level and across the mass of regulated entities in the group.
92. Insurance Guarantee Schemes
93. Third Anti
Directive
Money
Laundering
94. Amending
the
Financial
Conglomerates Directive (FICOD II)
(2002/87/EC)
Legislative
Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
95. Advancing Roma integration – First Non-legislative
report of the European Commission
96. Special Safeguards in criminal
procedures for Suspected or Accused
Persons who are vulnerable
97. Minimum
provisions
on
the
constituent elements of criminal acts
and penalties in the field of illicit drug
trafficking
98. Information exchange, risk-assessment
and control of new psychoactive
substances
Legislative
The first annual report will assess the national Roma integration strategies that Member States must
submit to the Commission by 31.12.2011.
This initiative aims at ensuring that special attention is shown in criminal procedures throughout the
EU to suspected or accused persons who cannot understand or follow the content or the meaning of
the proceedings, owing, for example, to their age, mental or physical condition.
To enable Member States to tackle illicit drug trafficking more efficiently and foster a common EU
approach to drug trafficking through approximation of offences and sanctions, addressing
shortcomings identified during the assessment carried out in 2009 of Framework Decision
2004/757/JHA, and replacing this instrument.
The objective of the proposal to amend Council Decision 2005/387/JHA of 10 May 2005 is to
improve the assessment process and some of the procedural steps, taking into account the experiences
gathered and limitations encountered with this legislative instrument in the past three years.
Legislative
Legislative
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Legislative
Description of scope of objectives
Proposal for a Directive to improve the market of goods and services that are accessible for persons
with disabilities and elderly persons, based on a “design for all” approach. This business friendly
initiative will include binding measures to promote procurement and harmonisation of accessibility
standards.
Following the gender equality strategy, a Recommendation would aim to improve gender balance in
company boards. As well as being a fundamental right, gender equality is crucial for the EU’s growth
and competitiveness.
The aim of the proposal is to revise the Council Directive 90/314/EEC and modernise the current
rules for the protection of consumers buying package travel, notably over internet, and facilitate the
purchase of package travel from other Member States.
This initiative aims at developing and reinforcing Eurojust's functioning and determining
arrangements for involving the European Parliament and national Parliaments in the evaluation of
Eurojust's activities.
The Commission's proposal for the revision of Directive 2004/80 will ensure that victims of crime
receive fair and appropriate compensation in all Member States, thereby helping to promote mutual
trust between Member States. The proposal will be based on a comprehensive study on all aspects of
compensation to identify existing obstacles, their origin, and possible solutions.
This initiative aims at creating more legal certainty for citizens on limitation periods in the context of
cross-border road traffic accidents.
This initiative will strengthen the e-Justice project as a tool to promote growth and legal certainty in
the internal market. The e-justice project aims to underpin justice policy by using information and
communications technology to improve and streamline information on justice in the EU, facilitate
access to justice throughout all MS and facilitate judicial cooperation and procedures.
This measure will complement the Commission’s legislative proposal on Alternative Dispute
Resolution for consumers with a mechanism adapted to business-to-business disputes. Promoting
ADR will improve confidence among SMEs to engage in cross-border trade and will enhance the
functioning of the Internal Market.
99. European Accessibility Act: improving
accessibility of goods and services in
the Internal Market
100. Improving the gender balance in the
boards of companies listed on stock
exchanges
(soft law)
101. Package Travel, Package Holidays and
Package Tours
102. Reforming Eurojust's structure
Legislative
Legislative
Legislative
103. Compensation of crime victims
Legislative
104. Limitation and prescription periods for
cross-border road traffic accidents
105. E-Justice
Legislative/Non-
legislative
Legislative
106. Alternative
Dispute
Resolution
instrument for Business to Business
(B2B) disputes
Legislative
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Legislative
Description of scope of objectives
Revision of the Insolvency Regulation ((EC) 1346/2000), including the question of insolvency of
groups and enterprises, in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of cross-border
insolvency proceedings.
The proposal should cover mutual recognition of effects of certain civil status documents (e.g.
relating to birth, affiliation, adoption, name, death).
107. Insolvency proceedings
108. Mutual recognition of civil documents:
(1) Mutual recognition of the effects of
certain civil status documents
109. (2) Dispensing with the formalities for
the legalisation of documents between
Member States
Legislative
Legislative
Follow-up to Green Paper on the free circulation of documents, civil status documents, authentic acts
and the simplification of legislation. The proposal should cover the dispensing with the formalities of
legalisation of documents between Member States.
Justice, Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy
110. An EU framework for collective To be determined
redress
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
111. Setting a framework for Maritime
Spatial Planning
This initiative would follow up on the full range of previous Commission work on collective redress
at the EU level
Legislative
Ensure that Member States provide a stable, reliable and future-oriented integrated planning
framework to optimize the use of marine space to benefit economic development and the marine
environment and that in doing so they apply a common approach in order to facilitate cross-border
maritime spatial planning. The type of this initiative - possibly a Directive - remains to be confirmed.
The Communication will build on the findings of an on-going study exploring sustainable growth and
employment in established, emerging and prospective maritime sectors based on the innovative use
of marine and coastal resources as drivers for innovation and competitiveness.
112. Blue Growth: sustainable growth from
the oceans, seas and coasts.
Non-legislative
Protection of the Financial Interests of the EU
113. Protection of the financial interest of the Legislative
European Union, including by criminal
law (PFI)*
114. Reinforcing the protection of the euro
against counterfeiting with criminal
law sanctions
Legislative
This initiative is the legislative follow-up on the Communication on the protection of financial
interests of the European Union, including by substantive criminal law, under art 325, § 4 TFEU. (3rd
quarter 2012)
The initiative could build on and replace the Framework Decision 2000/383JAI. It will aim to
increase protection of the euro by providing more efficient criminal legislation and procedures; and to
a stronger monitoring of the EU rules in Member States. The citizens should be sufficiently protected
against euro-fraud and counterfeiting by means of criminal sanctions.
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Description of scope of objectives
Simplify and clarify the legislation, improving accessibility and achieving budget savings, as
Regulation 515/97 and Council Decision 2009/917/JHA of 30 November 2009 on the use of
information technology for customs purposes partially deal with the same issues.
115. Mutual assistance between the
administrative authorities of the
Member States and cooperation
between the latter and the Commission
to ensure the correct application of the
law on customs and agricultural
matters
Regional Policy
116. Future strategy for the Outermost
Regions
Research and Innovation
117. Framework for the European Research
Area (ERA)
Non-legislative
Communication on the future strategy for the Outermost Regions (OR) following the joint
Memoranda of regions and the Member States "The OR at the horizon 2020" and their other
contributions.
Legislative/Non-
legislative
The ERA framework will be the basis for achieving strategic policy coherence and coordination
between EU and Member States, with the aim to increase the efficiency of the European research
system through better exploiting the potential for cross-border synergies and complementarities (e.g.
researcher mobility and careers, cross-border operations of research performing and funding
organizations, research infrastructures, knowledge circulation and cooperation with third countries).
This Communication will mark the next steps to drive growth and jobs through innovation. It will
include the following policy proposals: detailed definition of the new indicator on fast-growing,
innovative companies with a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of Member
States, follow-up actions on Innovation Union commitments where no progress has been made, a
proposal to mainstream innovation to EU policies.
Europe needs to engage more strategically in science, technology and innovation cooperation with its
main partners, in order to: enhance excellence and promote industrial competitiveness; address global
societal challenges; and support external policies. The Communication will set out detailed
objectives, criteria and operational principles for implementing, enhancing and focusing EU
international cooperation actions under the CSF for Research and Innovation.
118. State of the Innovation Union 2012 –
accelerating change
Non-legislative
119. Enhancing and focusing international
cooperation
in
Research
and
Innovation
Non-legislative
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Taxation and Customs Union
120. Good governance in relation to tax Non-legislative
havens*
121. Drug precursors
Legislative
This initiative will develop a reinforced strategy to protect the EU against the challenges of
uncooperative jurisdictions outside the EU (including tax havens and aggressive tax planning). (4th
quarter 2012)
The Commission Report (COM (2009) 709) highlighted the risk of diversion of medicinal products
containing drug precursors. The Council in May 2010 invited the Commission to propose legislative
amendments. The initiative will amend regulation (EC) 273/2004
Solutions to the double taxation problems raised by the levying of withholding taxes on cross-border
dividends paid to portfolio investors.
Overall assessment of the functioning of the Customs Union, its challenges and opportunities in
safeguarding the Single Market and protecting its citizens. In response to gaps and needs identified in
this analysis, the assessment will point to future customs initiatives with the aim of further increasing
the value- the that the Customs Union adds to the Single Market.
To address double taxation and other tax obstacles in cross border situations
Recent experience has demonstrated that the Union's capacity to react is not quick enough when
confronted with sudden and massive VAT fraud phenomena in certain Member States. Until now,
derogations have been granted to individual Member States to stop this type of fraud in the affected
sectors, but the procedure for granting derogations is not flexible enough to ensure a prompt and
suitable reaction. The proposed new mechanism for adopting derogatory measures - quick reaction
mechanism - would considerably increase the speed to deal with these problems. Its ultimate
objective is to counter massive fraud schemes before they start having a considerable impact on
national budgets.
122. Eliminating double taxation on cross-
border dividend payments to portfolio
investors
123. The state of the Customs Union
Legislative/Non-
legislative
Non-legislative
124. Car taxation
125. A Quick Reaction Mechanism against
VAT fraud
Non-legislative
Legislative
Trade
126. Trade and Investment Barriers Report
Non-legislative
Report for the European Council to identify important market access barriers for European exporters
and investors in third countries and to set out strategies to remove the barriers
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127. Rail package:
Title
Type of initiative
Description of scope of objectives
(1) Rail market access*
Legislative
Further market opening in the rail sector (for domestic passenger market) implies adaptation of the
existing acquis on rail market access (1st railway package and its subsequent amendments) and
appropriate changes to the Regulation on public service contracts in the rail sector (EC 1370/2007),
including mandatory award of public service contracts under competitive tendering. This initiative will
also ensure non-discriminatory access to rail infrastructure, including rail-related services, in
particular through structural separation between infrastructure management and service provision
(unbundling). It will be accompanied by a Communication on Review rail market organisation and
assess non-discriminatory access to rail infrastructure.
This initiative will enhance the role of ERA in the field of rail safety, in particular its supervision of
national safety measures taken by national safety authorities and their progressive harmonisation. It
will also aim at achieving a single vehicle type authorisation and a single railway undertaking safety
certification. Safety and interoperability directives (2004/49 and 2008/57) might be adjusted as
necessary. (4th quarter 2012)
The White Paper on transport emphasises the need to break the transport system's dependency on oil.
This initiative intends to accelerate the EU market uptake of alternative transport including necessary
standards for equipment and storage systems. It will identify possible EU actions to stimulate the use
of EU alternative fuels and provide the industry, public sector and consumers with a clear and
coherent vision on the market developments of alternative fuel transport systems.
The revision of Regulation (EC) 261/2004 will protect air passengers' rights by ensuring that
passengers are adequately informed, assisted and, if necessary, compensated for all types of flight
disruptions and loss/damage of luggage. It will enhance legal certainty and ensure a fair and
proportionate economic burden in particular situations for which the air carriers bear no
responsibility (force majeure), also via a better sharing of the financial costs. It will be accompanied
by the initiative "Air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by
air".
(2) European Railway Agency (ERA)*
Legislative
128. Clean power for transport:
An alternative fuel strategy
Legislative/Non-
legislative
129. Air Passenger Rights: Denied
boarding, long delays and
cancellations of flights
Legislative
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Title
Agriculture
Organic farming
Type
Description of scope of objectives
Legislative
Review the organic basic act after the discussion with the European Parliament and the Member States that
will take place on the basis of the report presented in 2011 (Report to the Council on the application of
Council Regulation 834/2007/EC on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing
Regulation 2092/91/EEC.)
The current EU forestry strategy was adopted as a Council resolution in 1998 (1999/C 56/01). The purpose
of the initiative is to assess to what extent the strategy still corresponds to the current needs and policy
context, and propose a new strategy which takes into account challenges that have emerged since the
adoption of the current strategy, in particular climate change and EU policy on renewable energy.
New EU Forestry Strategy
Non- legislative
Climate Action
EU Adaptation Strategy
Non-legislative
Member States are being affected by the adverse effects of climate change leading to significant economic
and environmental impacts. The strategy will brace the EU for dealing with future impacts of climate
change. It will focus on actions with an added EU value. Its main objectives are to strengthen the
knowledge base on adaptation to climate change and to develop an appropriate EU adaptation policy
framework.
The initiative will address the problem of the growing CO2 emissions from heavy duty vehicles. The
general objective is to reduce these emissions in a cost-effective way. This will follow up on the European
Strategy on Clean and Efficient Vehicles and the Transport White Paper COM (2011)144.
Strategy for reducing
Vehicles' CO2 emission
Heavy
Duty Legislative/Non-
legislative
Competition
Initiative in the field of substantive State Legislative
aid rules: Review of the State aid
general block exemption regulation
As the current General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) expires at the end of 2013, a revision will
have to be carried out. Moreover, the review process of several State aid Guidelines linked to EU 2020
(R&D&I, Risk Capital, Environment) will be aligned to the GBER revision. After 2013, further
consolidation of guidelines could be envisaged (General State Aid Guidelines). Possibly, on the basis of a
modified Council Enabling Regulation 994/98 (see 2012) the scope of the GBER could be enlarged.
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Type
Description of scope of objectives
De minimis support constitutes a flexible instrument to grant very limited amounts of aid. The De minimis
Commission Regulation covers small amounts of subsidies which do not constitute State aid in the sense of
Art. 107(1) TFEU because they do not affect trade and competition, and which are therefore not subject to
the notification requirement. The current text expires in December 2013.
The revised Research, Development and Innovation ("RDI") framework entered into force in 2007. The
framework helps Member States wishing to use State aid as a complementary instrument to boost research,
development and innovation. The framework will have to be revised by 2013.
Review of the State aid de minimis Legislative
Regulation
Review of the State aid R&D&I Non-legislative
framework
Digital Agenda
Towards an EU Cloud Computing
Strategy
Non-legislative
The Communication will address several aspects of the current regulatory framework, which was
conceived considering less demanding applications. In particular, cloud computing is raising specific
issues related to data protection and data retention, applicable law and liability, as well as consumer
protection. The aspects of interoperability, standardisation and portability of data and applications will
also be addressed.
Education, Culture and Youth
Internationalisation of Higher Education Non-legislative
A growing number of higher education institutions enroll students from non-EU countries, exchange
students, staff and knowledge, and engage in international academic and research cooperation. The
Communication will deal with the internationalisation strategy of the EU higher education sector. In an
increasingly interdependent world, a strategic way of addressing global challenges for the EU is through
higher education partnerships which can generate research and teaching capacity, and empower universities
as agents of knowledge transfer.
An action of the Youth on the Move flagship initiative should facilitate both the mobility and participation
for all young people aged between 13 and 30 years old residing in Europe. It would build on existing cards
which already provide young people with benefits in various fields (travel, culture, goods, accommodation,
etc). Existing cards which meet the EU quality criteria could be granted a YoM label.
Youth on the Move Card
(soft law)
Legislative
Employment, Social Affaires and Inclusion
Protection of workers against the risks Legislative
associated to
the exposure to
Carcinogens and Mutagens at work
Coordination of social security systems
Legislative
The purpose is to review the current legal framework (Directive 2004/37) in order to set acceptable cancer
risk levels, improve risk management, and assess the extension of the scope of the Directive to cover new
risk factors and substances which are toxic for reproduction.
First revision of Regulations 883/2004 and 987/2010 since its entry into force May 2010, in order to
complement or adapt the rules on the basis of the first years of implementation
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Communication on long-term care
Type
Non-legislative
Description of scope of objectives
Following the Commission staff working document in 2011 and discussions in the Social Protection
Committee, the Communication will present policy orientations to respond to increasing need for long-term
care provision.
Energy
Energy Technologies in
European Energy Policy
a
future Non-legislative
The Communication will identify the options for the role of energy technologies for achieving
decarbonisation, develop a fully comprehensive approach to foster energy technologies development
according to the energy 2050 vision and strengthen the synergies between Member States and the European
Commission in energy policy making by promoting convergence and cooperation between national and EU
innovation programmes.
Follow-up to proposal of June 2011, building on current work on the Energy Roadmap 2050, and preparing a
general orientation on Energy Efficiency to 2020 and beyond.
Energy efficiency
Non-legislative
Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policies
Annual Enlargement Package 2013
Non-legislative
The Commission has been invited by the Council to regularly report on the candidate countries and
potential candidates. The Commission Strategy Paper allows the European Council to define main strategic
orientations on enlargement at the end of each year.
Environment
Review of air quality policies
Legislative/Non-
legislative
To assess the implementation and achievements of current air pollution and air quality policies, revised
legislative proposals for Air Quality and National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) EC Directives.
Health and Consumer
Use of cloning technique for food Legislative
production
Expenditure in the veterinary field
Legislative
This initiative would follow up on the Commission's report on cloning of animals for food production of
2010 and respond to requests to clarify the law on cloning of animals in the internal market
The objective of the revision of Council Decision 90/424/EC is to develop an EU harmonised cost and
responsibility sharing scheme, under the framework of the new EU Animal Health Law that is currently
being drafted.
Home Affairs
EU Immigration Code
Legislative
Consolidation of all legislation in the area of immigration, starting with legal migration, and where
necessary extending the existing provisions foreseen by the Stockholm Programme.
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Type
Description of scope of objectives
The Communication will be a stocktaking exercise, assessing progress made to date with the development
of a common EU policy on return, and setting out some concrete ideas about how the policy might be
further promoted and developed.
Communication on return policy + Non-legislative
Report on the implementation of the
return directive
Industry and Entrepreneurship
Enhancing the implementation of the Legislative
internal market for motor vehicles
Internal Market and Services
Fair compensation in respect of
reproductions of protected works by
natural persons for private use
Payment services in the internal market
Cross-border payments in the EU
The overall policy objective is to safeguard and strengthen the internal market for motor vehicles by
ensuring that all necessary mechanisms are in place for an effective and uniform implementation and
enforcement of the framework legislation on the type-approval of automotive products.
Legislative
To provide that schemes for fair compensation under the Directive operate in a way which provides the
revenue due to right holders while not hampering the functioning of the internal market for electronic
media and equipment.
The purpose of the review of Directive 2007/64/EC is to create an integrated, competitive, efficient and
user-friendly payments market in Europe.
The review of the Regulation (EC) No. 924/2009 will concentrate on issues identified by Article 15.
However, the ongoing integration of the EU payments market, changes to the Directive on Payment
Services (PSD), which is under simultaneous review by the Commission, and the adoption of the Single
Euro Payments Area (SEPA) migration Regulation may also result in important modifications to the text
of Regulation 924/2009. The aim is to create an integrated, competitive, efficient and user-friendly
payments market in Europe.
The integration of the European market for electronic retail payments is one of the priorities defined in the
Digital Agenda, more specifically of the Digital Single Market. The follow up to the Green Paper will aim
to help creating a more competitive, efficient, innovative and secure payments market in Europe.
Following a report examining the need for a crisis management regime for financial institutions other than
banks (Central Counter Parties (CCPs), insurance companies, hedge funds, etc.) that should be published
by the end of 2011, legislation might be proposed to give powers and tools to authorities to deal with the
failure of financial institutions other than banks.
Legislative
Legislative
Follow up to Green Paper: Towards an
integrated European market for card,
internet and mobile payments
Possible
framework
for
crisis
management and resolution for
financial institutions other than banks
Legislative/Non-
legislative
Legislative/Non-
legislative
Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Regulation on EU hotlines for missing Legislative
children
This initiative is a follow-up of the Communication on the 116 children hotline of 2010 and aims at
ensuring appropriate functioning of the 116 hotline in all Member States.
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European contract law instrument in
the area of insurance services
Mutual recognition of disqualifications
Type
Legislative
Legislative
Description of scope of objectives
Facilitating the cross-border trade in certain financial products (in particular insurance) by developing
European contract law rules in the area of financial services.
This initiative aims at ensuring mutual recognition to disqualifications imposed by a judicial decision in
criminal proceedings in order to execute such measures in a Member State other than the one that imposed
it.
This initiative will define common minimum rules to ensure that suspects and accused persons in criminal
proceedings are entitled to legal aid between the charge and the end of the trial, or appeal proceedings.
In view of the persistent high gender pay gap in Europe (around 18%), the Commission will consult the
European social partners on an update of the EU legislation implementing the principle of equal pay.
Depending on the outcome of the consultation, the Commission may propose measures with the double aim
of increasing female employment rates (as women bear the main responsibilities for caring for children and
other dependants) and tackling the demographic challenge.
This initiative aims at setting up a register of third-country nationals who have been convicted by the courts
of the Member States.
Following an assessment on the application of Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, amend this legal instrument
and establish common minimum standards in relation to the recognition of decisions on parental
responsibility with a view to abolishing exequatur proceedings for these decisions.
Green Paper on whether minimum procedural rights for accused and suspected persons other than those
covered by the previous legislative proposals (in the procedural rights' roadmap) need to be addressed.
The revision of Regulation (EC) 1393/2007 will pay special attention to the effectiveness of the
transmitting and receiving agencies and focus on the practical application of the execution of a request for
forwarding a request for service. It could include the establishment of common minimum standards. This
initiative will also repeal Council Regulation (EC)1348/2000
Legal aid in criminal proceedings
Legislative
Consultation of the European social Non-legislative
partners on the review of the Directive
on equal pay
Second stage consultation of the Non-legislative
European
Social
Partners
on
reconciliation between work, family and
private life
European Criminal Records Information Legislative
System regarding convicted third
country nationals (ECRIS-TCN).
Jurisdiction,
recognition
and Legislative
enforcement
of
judgments
in
matrimonial matters and the matters of
parental responsibility
Green paper on possible extension of Non-legislative
minimum procedural rights
Service in the Member States of judicial Legislative
and extrajudicial documents in civil or
commercial
matters
(service
of
documents)
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Type
Description of scope of objectives
Observance of certain standards and procedural guarantees is a precondition for trans-border co-operation
in civil justice matters. Existing European legal instruments addressing these issues are neither complete
nor coherent. The Green Paper should launch a discussion on introducing common minimum standards for
civil procedures in the EU.
This report aims at assessing progress towards ensuring the effective exercise of EU citizens' rights through
the implementation of the actions announced in the 2010 EU Citizenship report, and at identifying further
measures towards completing the removal of remaining obstacles to the enjoyment of EU citizens' rights.
This report will aim at presenting a comprehensive overview of how Directive 2004/38/EC is transposed
into national law and implemented in all Member States. It will draw an overall assessment of the impact of
the Directive's provisions and will indicate possible areas for improvement.
Green Paper on the minimum standards Non-legislative
for civil procedures and necessary
follow-up
EU Citizenship Report 2013: Progress Non-legislative
towards eliminating obstacles to EU
citizens' rights
Report on the right of citizens of the Non- legislative
Union and their family members to
move and reside freely within the
territory of the Member States
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Conservation of fishery resources Legislative
through technical measures for the
protection of marine organisms.
This proposal aims to develop anew technical measures framework for the Atlantic and the North Sea
following the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) to ensure the protection of marine biological
resources and the reduction of the impact of fishing activities on fish stocks and on marine eco-systems. It
aims to simplify and bring together but also, where appropriate, improve the effectiveness of existing
technical measures, in particular those laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and its different
amendments, as well as other technical measures included in Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 and
recovery plans currently in place.
This Communication will take stock of progress made and propose further actions. This includes an
identification of the financial implications of creating a Common Information Sharing Environment.
This Communication will take stock of progress made and propose further actions. This includes an
identification of the financial implications of creating a Common Information Sharing Environment.
White paper on maritime surveillance
Integration of maritime surveillance:
the implementation of the Common
Information Sharing Environment
including its financial aspects.
Establishing or revising long term
plans for certain stocks and the
fisheries exploiting those stocks (multi-
species plans).
Non-legislative
Non-legislative
Legislative
These multi-species plans will cover several fish stocks caught by the same fisheries and in the same area.
They will be based on the provisions of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy.
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Type
Description of scope of objectives
Protection of the Financial Interests of the EU
Protection of the financial interests of Legislative
the European Union by strengthening
administrative and criminal law
procedures,
including
mutual
assistance
Establishment of a European Public Legislative
Prosecutor's office (EPPO) to protect the
financial interests of the Union
Rules on exchange of information, mutual assistance and collection of evidence in as much as not already
covered under the 2012 initiative on the protection of the financial interests; article 325(4) TFEU.
This initiative intends to set out the framework and conditions for establishing the European Public
Prosecutor's office to focus on the protection of the financial interests of the Union.
Regional policy; Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion; Agriculture and Rural Development; Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Partnership contracts with Member Legislative
The partnership contracts between the Commission and each Member State will set out the commitments of
States
partners at national and regional level, as well as those of the Commission. They will be linked to the
objectives of Europe 2020 strategy and the national reform programmes. They will establish an integrated
approach for territorial development, supported by the funds under cohesion policy, rural development, and
the maritime and fisheries policy, and will include objectives, strategic investments and a number of
conditionalities.
Taxation and Customs Union
Initiative on arbitration in cross-border Legislative
tax disputes
Customs penalties
Legislative
Despite the existing instruments (arbitration convention and double tax conventions between EU MS),
too many lengthy double taxation disputes remain unresolved within the EU
This initiative has the dual objective of: strengthening customs compliance by approximating the
definition and qualification of offences and the level of corresponding customs penalties and ensuring an
equal treatment to the economic operators with regard to customs penalties.
Trade
Up-date EU trade defence instruments
Transport
E-freight
Legislative
Amendment of basic anti-dumping and anti-subsidy regulations.
Legislative/Non-
legislative
The aim of the initiative is to create the appropriate framework to streamline the electronic flow of
information associated with the physical flow of goods, in support of planning, execution, monitoring and
reporting on multimodal freight transport, to ensure liability for intermodal transport and to promote safe,
secure and clean freight transport.
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Framework for future EU ports' policy
including legislative proposals
Type
Legislative/Non-
legislative
Description of scope of objectives
This initiative will better enable ports to efficiently handle the increasing freight volumes to enable
seamless logistics chains; review the restrictions on provision for port services and enhance the
transparency on ports’ financing, clarifying the destination of public funding to the different ports
activities with a view to avoid any distortion of competition; and establish a mutually recognisable
framework on the training of port workers in different fields of port activities.
Internal Road Market Package:
(1) Report on the road freight market
situation
Non-legislative
The report analyses the road freight market situation and evaluates the effectiveness of controls and the
evolution of employment conditions in the profession. It will also assess the extent to which harmonisation
of the rules in the fields, inter alia, of enforcement and road user charges, as well as social and safety
legislation, has progressed and what remains to be done. It will determine how and with which calendar
the further opening of cabotage can be pursued.
The package will further open the cabotage market. Such an opening could achieve important efficiency
improvements by reducing unnecessary empty running of the vehicles. It may include rules on the mobile
workers engaged in cabotage in order to ensure fair competition. It may also extend the existing rules on
the admission to the occupation (e.g. extension to freight forwarders) and further harmonise them (e.g. on
establishment and financial capacity). The proposal will modify Regulation 1072/2009 on the access to the
market and Regulation 1071/2009 on the admission to the occupation.
The Directive will establish common minimal rules with regard to the definition of offences and sanctions,
including criminal offences, in the field of commercial road transport. Such a harmonisation will
contribute to reduce distortions of competition and the unequal treatments when committing
infringements.
The initiative will promote a more systematic use of distance related road charging reflecting
infrastructure and external costs based on the polluter-pays and user-pays principles. It will explore
phasing in a harmonised charging system for lorries which could replace across the EU existing time-
based charges (Eurovignette and national vignettes) and possibly other charges (such as vehicle taxes).
The initiative may include a legal framework on charging passenger.
It
may also include provisions on
electronic tolls if their full interoperability has not been achieved on time under Directive 2004/52/EC.
(2) Access to the road haulage market
and access to the occupation of road
transport operator
Legislative
(3) Minimal rules on sanctions and
their enforcement in commercial road
transport
(4) Charging systems for road vehicles
Legislative
Legislative
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Title
Type
Description of scope of objectives
Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policies
Annual Enlargement Package 2014
Non-legislative
The Commission has been invited by the Council to regularly report on the candidate countries and
potential candidates. The Commission Strategy Paper allows the European Council to define main
strategic orientations on enlargement at the end of each year. The Enlargement Package will also include
monitoring of Croatia in advance of its accession.
Environment
Targets of the waste acquis
Diversion
Directive
targets
of
the
Legislative
Landfill Legislative
Legislative/Non-
legislative
Non-legislative
To propose revision of the targets of the waste acquis Waste Framework Directive and waste stream
directives) to make the EU more resource efficient.
To revise existing landfill diversion targets and to propose new diversion targets for other waste streams in
order to gradually move towards zero land filling in 2050.
To assess the implementation of the Directive on environmental liability and revise it if necessary.
The follow-up will include the mid-term review of 2020 Biodiversity Strategy.
Environmental liability
Biodiversity Strategy
Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Green Paper on private international law Non-legislative
Green paper on the jurisdiction, applicable law and issues of recognition relating to the registration and
movement of companies, associations and other legal persons including: aspects, law, relating to
companies, associations and other legal persons.
To ensure that European civil procedures are coherent and to set common minimum procedural standards
for civil proceedings.
Improving the consistency of existing Legislative
Union legislation in the field of civil
procedural law
Taxation and Customs Union
Laying down the definitive system of
taxation of intra-EU trade
Legislative
The proposal will define the new VAT definitive system of taxation at destination of intra-EU trade and
put an end to the transitional nature of the current arrangements. The proposal is linked to the reform of
the EU VAT system leading to a more efficient and robust tax system in the Single Market.
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Transport
Smart ticketing, multimodal scheduling,
information, on-line reservation
Limiting nitrogen oxide (NOx) from
aviation
Type
Description of scope of objectives
Legislative/Non
legislative
Legislative/Non
legislative
This legislative proposal may be comprised of rules on access to information, data exchange, and liability.
The Commission will address the nitrogen oxide emissions from aviation after a thorough scientific
assessment.
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Nr
Title
Type of
initiative
Simplification and administrative burden reduction aspects of
the initiative
Stakeholder benefitting from
the simplification or
administrative reduction
Adoption
date
Agriculture
Implementation rules for CAP
1.
payments which are subject to
cross compliance
Legislative
According to the current legislation, Regulations (EC) No 1122/2009 Member State authorities and
and No 65/2011, Member States may decide not to apply sanctions
farmers
under cross compliance where the non-compliance committed by a
farmer is considered as minor or where the amount of cross
compliance sanctions does not exceed 100 EUR. In both cases, the
administration must check subsequently in 100 % of cases if the
situation of non-compliance has been remedied. Adaptation to the
Lisbon Treaty and simplification by abandoning the obligation to
perform follow-up checks for minor infringements and to reduce the
rate of follow-up checks to 20% on the basis of a risk analysis for
farms where the amount of cross compliance sanction does not
exceed 100 EUR.
Increase the usability of eSignatures and to ensure the possibility of
true cross-border interoperability through mutual recognition and
acceptance of national eIDs. eSignature should become as easy to
use as hand written signature, to facilitate better electronic
transactions between citizens, businesses and administrations. The
mutual recognition and acceptance of national eIDs throughout the
EU would enable all citizens and businesses to use their national
eIDs in all Member States to access online services of national
public administrations and public authorities and speed up
procedures significantly.
Businesses, citizens and public
authorities
2012
Digital Agenda
2. PanEuropean framework for
electronic identification,
authentication and signature
Legislative
2012
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Title
Type of
initiative
Simplification and administrative burden reduction aspects of
the initiative
Stakeholder benefitting from
the simplification or
administrative reduction
Adoption
date
Employment, Social Affaires and Inclusion
3. Supplementing the Statute for a
Legislative
European company with regard
to the involvement of employees
Identify possible improvements of the Council Directive Businesses and workers.
2001/86/EC of 8 October 2001 and thereby simplify the
arrangements for the involvement of employees in the SE (Societas
Europea). Subject to the results of the consultation of the Social
Partners, possible changes will simplify i.a. employee involvement
in case of changes after registration of the SE, the relationship
between the national and transnational level of involvement and
participation at group level.
Identify possibilities for simplification of Council Directive Businesses and workers.
2003/72/EC. Subject to the results of the consultation of the
European Social Partners, possible changes include, i.a., reliance on
standard rules at the moment where the European Cooperative
Society is established, improved mechanisms to adapt employee
involvement in case of changes in the SCE, establishment of a
minimum threshold of number of employees in each Member State
for the right to participate in the Special Negotiating Body and/or
shorten the period of negotiations and better link between European
and national levels of employee involvement.
2013
4.
Supplementing the Statute for a
European Cooperative Society
with regard to the involvement of
employees
Legislative
2013
Energy
5. Reporting of intra-Community
transfers of nuclear items
Legislative
Ensure that the European nuclear sector can fully benefit from the Member State authorities and 2012
single market. The current prior authorisation system for intra- business
community transfers of non-sensitive nuclear items is a
disproportionate means of gathering the necessary information for
fulfilling Member States' obligations towards the IAEA under the
Additional Protocol (AP). Some of the possible options would
replace an authorisation procedure by a reporting procedure. The
chosen approach should reduce administrative burden for the
Member State administrations and business.
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Title
Type of
initiative
Simplification and administrative burden reduction aspects of
the initiative
Stakeholder benefitting from
the simplification or
administrative reduction
Adoption
date
European Statistics
6. Quarterly non-financial accounts
for general government
Legislative
Decrease the reporting burden on Member State authorities as Member State authorities
quarterly non-financial accounts (Regulation 1221/2002) for general
government will only be collected in one table and not 2 different
reporting tables as is currently the case
Reduction of burden in Regulation 1166/2008 on respondents Farmers and
through: (a) design of the surveys; (b) possibility to use existing authorities
appropriate sources and farm registers.
Member
2012
7.
Farm structure surveys (post
2013)
Legislative
State 2012
Health and Consumer
8. Official controls along the food
chain
Legislative
The aim of the proposal for a revision of Regulation 882/2004 is to Member
simplify and streamline the existing legal framework, in order to operators
improve the efficiency of official controls performed by the Member countries
States along the food chain while minimizing burden for operators. A
more efficient use of control resources will contribute to preventing
crisis, whilst limiting the costs thereof for compliant economic
operators and ensuring a level-playing field. Directives 96/23/EC,
97/78/EC and 91/496/EEC are also concerned.
The initiative aims to foster innovation and seeks to reduce overall
administrative burden and introduce flexibility within the regulatory
framework with a view to globalisation, specialisation and
development of new uses of agricultural commodities, together with
changes in the societal expectations on the interplay of agriculture
and the natural environment. It will modernise and simplify the
legislation by replacing 12 Directives on seed and plant propagating
material with one single act.
State
authorities, 2012
and exporting third
9.
Marketing of seed and
propagating materials to foster
innovation in seeds
Legislative
Breeders of varieties, suppliers of 2012
seed and plant propagating
material (S&PM), farmers and
other users of S&PM, processors
of agricultural raw products, final
consumers,
Member
State
authorities and the Community
Plant Variety Office
10. Clinical trials to foster clinical
research and innovation in the
pharmaceutical sector
Legislative
The objective of the proposal for a revision of the directive on Businesses (manufacturers) and 2012
clinical trials (2001/20/EC) is to strengthen knowledge and Member State authorities
innovation in clinical research. Issues likely to be addressed are:
reduction of administrative delays, overcoming divergent decisions
throughout the EU and streamlining of reporting procedures.
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Type of
initiative
Simplification and administrative burden reduction aspects of
the initiative
Stakeholder benefitting from
the simplification or
administrative reduction
Adoption
date
11. Package containing:
(1) Veterinary pharmaceutical
legislation
Legislative
Increase the availability of medicines on the market, in particular to Farmers, manufacturers of VMPs, 2012
treat diseases of minor animal species or those occurring rarely. distributors,
Member
State
Decrease the burden on enterprises by streamlining the authorisation authorities
processes of veterinary medicines while respecting public health,
animal health as well as the environment.
The revision of the medicated feed legislation(90/167/EEC) aims to Farmers, manufacturers of MF, 2012
clarify the scope with respect to other parts of the feed law and with distributors,
Member
State
the legislation on veterinary medicinal products, to address the authorities
relationship between administration via medicines and via medicated
feed, and to address the different methods of administering
veterinary medicines in terms of cost, safety and efficacy. The
initiative seeks to establish a level playing field in the EU that
ensures safe and efficient use of medicated feed.
Business
operators,
internal 2012
traders, importers, consumers,
Align the current animal health rules on import of composite
Member State authorities, the
products with the rules for public health and improves competition
Commission
between third countries and Member States. Introducing one
certificate for both public health and animal health certification and
for all types of food of animal origin (simplification of
administrative burden).
Meat inspection
Review meat inspection to adapt to epidemiological trends of certain
zoonoses. New emerging risks should be better covered while
attention to limited risks may be reduced in a more risk-based
approach, thereby simplifying the process and reducing the burden
on administration. The initiative will be developed in consultation
with major trade partners in third countries, to facilitate export.
Composite products
12. (2) Medicated feed legislation
Legislative
13.
Composite products and meat
inspection. (Hygiene Package)
Legislative
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initiative
Simplification and administrative burden reduction aspects of
the initiative
Stakeholder benefitting from
the simplification or
administrative reduction
Adoption
date
Home Affairs
14. EU Immigration Code
Directive 2009/50/EC, Directive
2005/71/EC, Directive
2004/114/EC, Directive
2003/019/EC and Directive
2003/86/EC
15. Revision of the Schengen
Borders Code (81/2009)
Industry and Entrepreneurship
16. Personal protective equipment
Legislative
Consolidation of all legislation in the area of immigration, starting
with the 5 existing Directives on legal migration. Improved
coherence between the instruments, increased transparency and
identification of any gaps. Account will be taken of the results of
the forthcoming application reports on the Directives.
Member State authorities, third 2013
country nationals who have
already migrated to the EU, and
those who are considering doing
so,
employers,
research
institutions.
Member State authorities
2013
Legislative
Compilation of several amendments into one legal text, including
that on the use of the Visa Information System and the 2011
amendments.
Legislative
Review and align Directive 89/686/EC with the new legal Businesses (manufacturers)
framework for the marketing of products. Clarification of the scope
of the Directive to facilitate its application by manufacturers, market
surveillance authorities as well as Notified Bodies. Simplification of
health and safety requirements and conformity assessment
procedures.
Review and align Directive 2000/9/EC with the new legal Businesses (manufacturers)
framework for the marketing of products. Simplifying the text of the
Directive clarifying major concepts, definitions and scope to make
the text more coherent and facilitate its application by
manufacturers, national authorities and all stakeholders.
Simplify the procedures for allowing the marketing of fertilizers, Businesses (manufacturers)
including new fertilizers types, growing media and soil improvers,
and reduce administrative burdens on companies and authorities
repealing Regulation EC 2003/2003. This will also facilitate trade
with third countries.
2012
17. Cableway installations designed
to carry persons
Legislative
2012
18. Fertilizers
Legislative
2012
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Non-
legislative
Simplification and administrative burden reduction aspects of
the initiative
As from 1 January 2014 a new exhaust emission standard Stage IV
becomes mandatory for engines used in non-road machinery; one
year before type approvals can only be granted for Stage IV
compliant engines. New specifications for testing these engines to
be introduced in Directive 97/68/ECthrough this initiative.
19. Non-road mobile machinery
engines
Stakeholder benefitting from
the simplification or
administrative reduction
Member
State
authorities
(technical
services)
and
businesses (manufacturers)
Adoption
date
2012
Internal Market and Services
20. Statute for a European Company
(SE)
Legislative
Simplification of the Statute for a European Company (SE) EU companies intending to set up 2013
Regulation 2001/2157/EC, in the broader context of a possible an SE and companies with the
legislative review.
legal form of an SE.
Reduction of the information obligations associated with reporting,
publication of information, use of independent experts and
requirements for meetings.
Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
21. EP elections
Legislative
Reduction of administrative burden (Directive 93/109/EC) on Citizens and
citizens and on national administrations in the electoral process and authorities
improving efficiency of the current mechanism for enforcing the
prohibition of voting in two Member States in the same European
elections.
Member
State 2012
22. Package Travel, Package
Holidays and Package Tours
Legislative
Revision of Council Directive 90/314/EEC to modernise the current Citizens and consumers
rules for the protection of consumers buying package travel,
notably over internet and facilitate the purchase of package travel
from other Member States.
Application of the full regime to small and micro travel agents
organising packages in a single member state can be simplified and
lightened.
2012
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Title
Type of
initiative
Legislative
23. Service in the Member States of
judicial and extrajudicial
documents in civil or
commercial matters
Stakeholder benefitting from
Adoption
the simplification or
date
administrative reduction
The revision of Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 on the service of Citizens and Member State 2013
documents in civil and commercial matters, focussing on the authorities
effectiveness of the transmitting and receiving agencies and the
practical application of the execution of a request for service.
Possible establishment of common minimum standards.
Simplification from the introduction of the electronic mode (faster
processes, less paperwork) and of unified modes of service for
various instruments.
Simplification and administrative burden reduction aspects of
the initiative
24. Improving the consistency of
existing Union legislation in the
field of civil procedural law
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
25. Long term plans for certain
stocks and the fisheries
exploiting those stocks (multi-
species plans).
26. Conservation of fishery
resources through technical
measures for the protection of
marine organisms.
Legislative
To ensure that European civil procedures are coherent and to set Citizens and
common minimum procedural standards for civil proceedings.
authorities
Member
State 2014
Legislative
Reduced number of legal texts for multi-species plans. Fishermen and Member State 2013
Simplification and clarity for fishermen improved. Control and administrations.
enforcement of the plans by the administration facilitated.
Simplification achieved through the elimination of elements of the
current technical measures regime which are unnecessary or
unenforceable and the introduction of a target based approach into
elements of the new framework where the burden of proof will rest
with the stakeholders.
Fishing industry (fishermen), 2013
national administrations, control
agencies and scientific research
institutes.
Legislative
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initiative
Simplification and administrative burden reduction aspects of
the initiative
Stakeholder benefitting from
the simplification or
administrative reduction
All actors in the maritime chain:
vessels,
crews,
shipping
companies, freight operators,
ports' communities, a broad
range
of
Member
State
authorities (regulators, defence,
search and rescue services, anti-
pollution services, etc), coastal
regions, fishing vessels, marine
environment at large, citizens.
The Commission and EU
Agencies.
Adoption
date
Transport
27. Revising passenger ship safety
Legislative
Improve safety and avoid distortion of competition for several
passenger ship types engaged in international/domestic voyages.
Simplification and clarification of the current legislative framework
by removing excessive provisions currently applicable to small ships
and small transport companies.
2012
28. Single European Sky
Legislative
Better align the two regulatory frameworks on the Single European All actors in aviation sector
Sky (SES) (Regulations (EC) No 549-552/2004) and the regulation
establishing the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
(Regulation (EC) No 216/2008). The 2009 SES2 package did not
revise the older SES regulations sufficiently, which caused a lack of
clarity on the regulatory approach with regard to technical issues.
2014
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Justification for withdrawal
Reference of the
Commission proposal in
OJ
Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy
COM(2007) 0743-part 1
Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of
1.
2007/0255/APP 2007/0255
the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
(AVC)
between the European Communities and its
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic
of Serbia, of the other part
Technical withdrawal. The signing took place on 29 Reference to adoption by
April 2008. This proposal was presented jointly with the EC in OJ C 55, 28.02.2008,
proposal COM(2007) 0743-2 concerning the conclusion p. 5
of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between
the European Communities and its Member States, of
the one part and the Republic of Serbia, of the part,
which remains valid as the ratification procedure by MS
is still ongoing.
Environment
2. COM(2004) 532
2004/0183/COD
Home Affairs
3. COM(2009) 90
2009/0025/COD
Proposal for a Directive of the European Rejected by the European Parliament. The Commission Reference to adoption by
Parliament and of the Council introducing humane will consider other alternatives.
EC in OJ C 13, 19.01.2005,
trapping standards for certain animal species
p. 6
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending the
Convention
Implementing
the
Schengen
Agreement as regards long stay visa and alerts in
the Schengen Information System
Technical withdrawal. Following a change of the legal Reference to adoption by
basis and procedure in December 2009, it was EC in OJ C 076,
incorporated in procedure COM(2009) 91. The new 25.03.2010, p. 20
proposal was adopted as Regulation (EU) No 265/2010
of 25 March 2010 amending the Convention
Implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulation
(EC) No 562/2006 as regards movement of persons with
a long-stay visa.
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The withdrawals will take effect on the date of the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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COM(2009) 554
4.
Reference of the
Commission proposal in
OJ
Proposal for a Directive of the European Obsolete. Replaced by recast proposal COM(2011) 319. Reference to adoption by
Parliament and of the Council on minimum
EC in OJ C 26, 28.01.2011,
standards on procedures in Member States for
p.16
granting and withdrawing international protection
(Recast)
Title
Justification for withdrawal
5.
COM(2009) 618
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the
position to be adopted on behalf of the Community
concerning a mechanism for the review of
implementation of the United Nations Convention
against Corruption, to be adopted in the 3rd
session of the Conference of the States Parties to
the United Nations Convention against Corruption
(Doha / Qatar, 9 – 13 November 2009)
Obsolete. At its third session, held in Doha from 9 to 13 Reference to adoption by
November 2009, the Conference of the States Parties to EC in OJ C 26, 28.01.2011,
the United Nations Convention against Corruption p. 14
adopted resolution 3/1, entitled "Review mechanism".
6.
COM(2008) 676
Proposal for a Council Decision on a Critical The CIWIN system has now been defined as a non-
Infrastructure Warning Information Network compulsory system, which will not process personal data
(CIWIN)
or classified information. Under those conditions a legal
basis is not necessary to operate the system and
therefore the proposal must be withdrawn.
Internal Market and Services
7. COM(2000) 0412 final
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2000/0177/CNS
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Replaced by more recent proposals: COM(2011) 0215 OJ C 337E, 28.11.2000, p.
Community patent
Proposal for a Regulation implementing enhanced 278–290
cooperation in the area of unitary patent protection and
COM(2011) 0216 Proposal for a Regulation
implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of
unitary patent protection (translation arrangements).
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COM(2003) 827
2003/0326/CNS
8.
Reference of the
Commission proposal in
OJ
Proposal for a Council Decision conferring Outdated by more recent proposals - COM(2011) 0215 Reference to adoption by
jurisdiction on the Court of Justice in disputes Proposal for a Regulation implementing enhanced EC in OJ C 96, 21.04.2004,
relating to the Community patent
cooperation in the area of unitary patent protection and p.36
COM(2011) 0216 Proposal for a Regulation
implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of
unitary patent protection (translation arrangements).
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Outdated by more recent proposals - COM(2011) 0215 Reference to adoption by
Community Patent Court and concerning appeals Proposal for a Regulation implementing enhanced EC in OJ C 96, 21.04.2004
before the Court of First Instance
cooperation in the area of unitary patent protection and p. 36
COM(2011) 0216 Proposal for a Regulation
implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of
unitary patent protection (translation arrangements).
Proposal for a Directive of the European No agreement reached on the proposal and absence of Reference to adoption by
Parliament and of the Council amending Council reasonable expectations for ever having a qualified EC in OJ C 76, 25.03.2010,
Directives 68/151/EEC and 89/666/EEC as majority on this proposal.
p.1
regards publication and translation obligations of
certain types of companies
Title
Justification for withdrawal
9.
COM(2003) 828
2003/0324/COD
10. COM(2008) 194
2008/0083/COD
Legal Issues
11. COM(2007) 587
2007/0206/CNS
12. COM(2008) 691
2008/0206/CNS
Proposal for a Council Directive on the structure Replaced by amended proposal COM(2010) 641, on the Reference to adoption by
and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured basis of which Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June EC in OJ C 4, 09.01.2009,
tobacco (Codified version)
2011 was adopted.
p. 9
Proposal for a Council Directive on the common Replaced by recast proposal COM(2010) 784.
system of taxation applicable in the case of parent
companies and subsidiaries of different Member
States (Codified version)
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on the The legal basis has been repealed by the Lisbon Treaty; Reference to adoption by
introduction of the euro
a codified version of the act can therefore not be EC in OJ C 296,
adopted.
30.10.2010, p. 11
13. COM(2009) 323
2009/0083/CNS
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14. COM(2009) 530
2009/0149/COD
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Replaced by recast proposal COM(2010) 505.
Parliament and of the Council on statistical returns
in respect of the carriage of goods by road
(Codified version)
Reference of the
Commission proposal in
OJ
Reference to adoption by
EC in OJ C 26, 28.01.2011,
p. 13
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
15. COM(2009) 120
2009/0038/CNS
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the
conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement
between the European Community and the
Republic of Guinea
Following the violent suppression by Guinean Reference to adoption by
government forces of citizens' protests on 28 September EC in OJ C 296,
2009 the Council adopted a decision to terminate the 30.10.2010, p. 2
Protocol's provisional application and to withdraw its
intention of concluding the Agreement. Therefore the
proposal for the conclusion of the Agreement must be
withdrawn.
Regional Policy
16. COM(2005) 108 final
2005/0033/COD
Proposal for a Regulation of the European The proposal remains blocked in the Council since 2006 Reference to adoption by
Parliament and of the Council establishing the as MS continue to have reservations about any major EC OJ C 49, 28.02.2006, p.
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Solidarity Fund and no progress can be expected in the
future. The Commission announced its intention to
withdraw the proposal and explore other possibilities in
the Communication adopted on 6 October 2011 on The
Future of the European Union Solidarity Fund
(COM(2011) 613, point 6).
Taxation and Customs Union
17. COM(2007) 52 final
2007/0023/CNS
Proposal for a Council Directive amending The proposal has become redundant with the adoption of Reference to adoption by
Directive 2003/96/EC as regards the adjustment of the energy taxation proposal COM(2011) 169.
EC in OJ C 181,
special tax arrangements for gas oil used as motor
03.08.2007, p. 5
fuel for commercial purposes and the coordination
of taxation of unleaded petrol and gas oil used as
motor fuel
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